Dean Wright, interactive editor-in-chief for MSNBC, will discuss "Communicating Across Media Cultures" Feb. 21 at Ball State University.

Wright's presentation, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Art and Journalism Building, room 175. The event is sponsored by Ball State's journalism department as part of its professional-in-residence program.

The presentation also will be webcast on the journalism department's site. The site also has a schedule of upcoming speakers and webcasts.

Wright has spent four years at MSNBC as managing editor of news, helping launch MSNBC.com. Before working at MSNBC, he served as a reporter and supervisor at the Associated Press bureau in Washington, D.C.

Over the prior 20 years, Wright held a range of editorial positions at several large daily newspapers. He began his journalism career in Canada, working for several newspapers, including The Albertan, The London Free Press and The Toronto Star.